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Holiday Times Are For Helping Those Less Fortunate, Think
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Every year I watch as advertisers begin to promote their
products for the Holiday Period. For retail this is their
busiest time and sales usually make or break a company’s year.
I’m not here to play scrooge, I would however like people to
think a little about what the holidays are really about.
Perhaps it’s me getting a year older and wiser, but as I look
around at the world it really makes me understand that our time
on this earth isn’t a long one and that we should make the most
of our time. The catastrophee of watching Katrina wipe out whole
cities and families makes me realize that material things that
we have are great, but not all that important. Think about all
the people that saved to buy that great house in New Orleans,
that today if alive are without anything. These people as hard
as it is should realize, that as hard as it is, life goes on.
Children and families to me are what Holidays are all about.
When I see children who have certain difficulties and obstacles
work hard to achieve goals that others take for granted, it
touches my heart. Children are pure. The Mackay Centre in
Montreal helps children. The first school for the Deaf in
Montreal was started in 1870. Around 1960, the Mackay Institute
and the School for Crippled Children both needed a new building.
The new “Mackay Centre” was opened in 1964 to serve both
populations. Since that time the Mackay Centre has evolved into
an organization in which two different organizations cooperate
to meet the needs of deaf and disabled children. The Mackay
Centre focuses on rehabilitation while the Mackay Centre School
concerns itself with the educational needs of the children.
There are many joint efforts in accomplishing these goals. At
the the present time, the school has a population of 28 deaf
children and 133 physically disabled / language students ranging
in age from 4 years to 19 years. However, the majority of our
students are between 4 and 12 years of age. Students come to the
school from all corners of the city as well as from off island
schools. There are an additional 28 children who are not
disabled in the school, but who attend the school on our reverse
integration program. These students are from the Montreal area.
There are 32 teachers in the school, 10 teachers of the deaf and
22 for the physically disabled and language students. All our
teachers are trained in special education, and most have
advanced degrees.
This truly is a remarkable school with dedicated professionals
who truly help children make the most of their lives. I decided
that as a fundraiser for this school I would help them sell
Christmas and Holiday Cards that were drawn by the children.
Proceeds from the cards would go back to the school to buy
specific equipment to further help these great teachers, help
the children. Being part of this experince truly has made me
appreciate the holidays. This year especially with all the
tragedies in the world, pick a worthwhile cause and contribute.
A small contribution goes along way in many deserving under
priviledged peoples lives. If you would like to know more about
the Mackay Centre please visit their website at
www.emsb.qc.ca/mackay/generalinformation.htm. To order their
holiday cards you may call me at 514-337-2238 or visit my
website for Solutions Ink at www.solutionsink4u.com. Thank you
and have a heartfelt holiday season.
Steven Schneidma
About the Author
Steven Schneidman has a B.A. in Psychology and an M.B.A., he has
worked as a finance professor and at a major Canadian Bank. He
has owned and owns 2 successful printing and promotional product
companies.
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